Ukraine’s Traumatized Troops Could Pose A Security Threat To All Of Europe By Andrew Korybko The EU would do well to indefinitely suspend Ukrainians’ visa-free access to the bloc after martial law ends. Outgoing Polish President Andrzej Duda told the Financial Times that… Read More ›
Russia
Putin’s Opposition To Blaming Today’s Germans For Their Ancestors’ Crimes Is Pragmatic
Putin’s Opposition To Blaming Today’s Germans For Their Ancestors’ Crimes Is Pragmatic By Andrew Korybko Nothing that he ever says is by chance or due to him losing control of his emotions. Putin surprised some observers by recently expressing his opposition… Read More ›
Trump’s Special Envoy Shed More Light On His Boss’ Ukrainian Peace Plan
Trump’s Special Envoy Shed More Light On His Boss’ Ukrainian Peace Plan By Andrew Korybko Trump will implement a comprehensive economic, diplomatic, and military pressure campaign against Russia if Putin rejects a ceasefire, but it’s unclear whether Trump will coerce Zelensky… Read More ›
Russia’s Foreign Spy Agency Claims That NATO Wants To Depose Zelensky Through New Elections
Russia’s Foreign Spy Agency Claims That NATO Wants To Depose Zelensky Through New Elections By Andrew Korybko Trump’s return to office heralds a new era in International Relations so he might want to replace liberal-globalist leaders like Zelensky with like-minded populist-nationalist… Read More ›
“Maidanization” Of The Continent: Russophobia Is Fuelling Neo-Nazism Across Europe
“Maidanization” Of The Continent: Russophobia Is Fuelling Neo-Nazism Across Europe By Uriel Araujo Neo-nazism is a real problem in post-Soviet states in Eastern and Central Europe (including Baltic nations), and Ukraine today remains a hub for such extremism. Anti-Russian feelings are… Read More ›
Why Did Trump Threaten To Modify Or Rescind India’s Sanctions Waiver For Iran’s Chabahar Port?
Why Did Trump Threaten To Modify Or Rescind India’s Sanctions Waiver For Iran’s Chabahar Port? By Andrew Korybko Threatening the viability of the North-South Transport Corridor pressures Iran, India, and Russia in one fell swoop in a diplomatic-economic masterstroke. Trump 2.0… Read More ›
Trump’s Interest In Ukraine’s Rare Earth Minerals Might Backfire On Zelensky
Trump’s Interest In Ukraine’s Rare Earth Minerals Might Backfire On Zelensky By Andrew Korybko Instead of abandoning his efforts to freeze the Ukrainian Conflict by doubling down on military aid in the hopes that Zelensky’s forces will then recapture these deposits… Read More ›
Time Magazine Is Wrong: Putin’s Nuke Threats Made The US Give Up On Restoring Ukraine’s Borders
Time Magazine Is Wrong: Putin’s Nuke Threats Made The US Give Up On Restoring Ukraine’s Borders By Andrew Korybko History is being rewritten as a former senior official from the Biden Administration counterfactually claims that the US never wanted to restore… Read More ›
Hungary And Poland Could Claim Territories Of Ukraine Amid Rising Ethnic Tensions
Hungary And Poland Could Claim Territories Of Ukraine Amid Rising Ethnic Tensions By Uriel Araujo Ukraine’s aggressive and chauvinistic strand of nationalism alienates its neighbours and is often seen by them as a potential threat, causing ethnic and religious tensions. The… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Territorial Concessions Might Precede A Ceasefire That Leads To New Ukrainian Elections
Ukraine’s Territorial Concessions Might Precede A Ceasefire That Leads To New Ukrainian Elections By Andrew Korybko The path to peace will predictably be paved by a ceasefire, which will itself likely require some territorial concessions on Ukraine’s part in order for… Read More ›